| 66th British Academy Television Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 July 2020 |
| Site | Television Centre, London |
| Hosted by | Richard Ayoade |
| Highlights | |
| Best Comedy Series | Stath Lets Flats |
| Best Drama | The End of the F***ing World |
| Best Actor | Jared Harris Chernobyl |
| Best Actress | Glenda Jackson Elizabeth Is Missing |
| Best Comedy |
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| Most awards | The End of the F***ing World; Stath Lets Flats; Chernobyl (2) |
| Most nominations | Fleabag (4) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | BBC One |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
The 2020 British Academy Television Awards were held on 31 July 2020, hosted by British director and comic actor Richard Ayoade.
The nominations for the jury awards were announced on 4 June 2020, whilst the nominees for the audience award, "Virgin TV's Must-See Moments", were announced on 3 June 2020.[1] The End of the F***ing World, Stath Lets Flats and Chernobyl each won two awards, with The End of the F***ing World taking home the Best Drama mask and Stath Lets Flats winning Best Scripted Comedy. In the news coverage awards, ITV won two masks.
The 2020 British Academy Television Craft Awards had been held on 17 July 2020. Both ceremonies were held during the COVID-19 pandemic with social distancing practices. The Craft Awards event was entirely virtual, while much of the Television Awards ceremony was connected by video call, though it was hosted and presented from an audience-less Television Centre in London. Combining wins from both events, Chernobyl set a new record for total BAFTA wins in one year, taking home nine masks from fourteen nominations. The Special Award was presented to Idris Elba.